Public Health Laboratory
Department of Public Health
Ministry of Health
Objectives and Expected
Outcome of the training
NEWARS training, Punakha
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Overall Objective
To operationalize revised notifiable
disease surveillance guideline “National
Early Warning Alert and Response
System” and reporting system to
strengthen the existing notifiable disease
surveillance system in the country.
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Specific Objectives
1. To train health professionals/workers on revised
notifiable disease surveillance guideline “NEWARS”
2. To train heath professional/workers on online real
time reporting application developed: Web based
and Mobile SMS based on NEWARS guideline.
3. Provide hands on training and simulation of
Web based and Mobile SMS reporting system.
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Expected Outcome
1. Health professionals/workers are thorough with
“NEWARS” guideline and reporting system
2. Implement the NEWARS guideline and start
reporting immediately after the training using either
web based and/or mobile SMS.
3. Train health professionals/workers to facilitate in
sensitizing/training other health workers, Village
Health Workers, and counterpart from other relevant
stakeholders including general public on event
reporting.
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